Governor of South Carolina. The son of Arthur Middleton, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, he was a South Carolina planter and political leader. He served in the South Carolina House of Representatives from 1802 to 1810, served as Governor of South Carolina from 1810 to 1812, served in the United States Congress as a Representative from South Carolina from 1815 to 1819, and was United States Minister to Russia from 1820 to 1830. (bio by: Garver Graver)